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028 - The Enchanted Isle · Manx Fairy Tales

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Speaker 1: Chapter twenty seven of Manx Fairy Tales. This is a
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Speaker 1: Recording by John Brandon. Manx Fairy Tales by Sophia Morrison,
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Speaker 1: Chapter twenty seven. The Enchanted Isle out under the Irish Sea,
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Speaker 1: fifteen or sixteen miles southwest of the Calf There is
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Speaker 1: an enchanted isle, long long ago. It was on the
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Speaker 1: surface of the water. That was in the days when
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Speaker 1: Menanin ruled in Man. But when Saint Patrick drove Menanin
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Speaker 1: and his men from the island in the form of
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Speaker 1: three legged creatures, they came upon this isle. Menanin dropped
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Speaker 1: it to the bottom of the sea, and they were
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Speaker 1: seen no more. Now it is the home of Mananon Maclear,
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Speaker 1: son of the Sea, and he rules it as he
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Speaker 1: used to rule Man. But once in seven years, when
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Speaker 1: old may Day is on a Sunday, the isle may
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Speaker 1: be seen. It rises up from the sea just before
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Speaker 1: sunrise like a beautiful vision, and Menanin looks once more
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Speaker 1: at Ellen Vannin. The hills of the Enchanted Isle are green, white,
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Speaker 1: foam rings it round, and if you are near enough,
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Speaker 1: you may see the tossing arms and golden hair of
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Speaker 1: the mermaids by the water's edge, watching their glittering jewels,
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Speaker 1: and hear the singing of birds, and smell the fragrant
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Speaker 1: scent of flowers. But as the first rays of the
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Speaker 1: sun rests upon its highest hills, it sinks into the
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Speaker 1: deep deep sea. End of Chapter twenty seven. Recording by
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Speaker 1: John Brandon,